Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Assignment #16 Perseverance

Have you ever heard of the noun perseverance or the verb persevere (to persevere)?

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of

that? We must have perseverance and

above all confidence in ourselves. We must

believe that we are gifted for something and

that this thing must be attained.

Marie Curie

Successful
people persevere when attempting to accomplish something (milk). Graduating
college, running a marathon, earning money to buy a car, losing weight,
these are examples of accomplishments that require perseverance. These (apples)
things take work and dedication to accomplish. Once you decide on a
long term goal there are endless instant gratification activities that
can derail your (bread) plans. Should I study for the test or play Xbox (chips)?
Should I go to the gym and workout or lounge on the couch and watch
television (juice)? Should I save my money or spend it on random junk?

Most
if not all significant accomplishments in life involve some form of
delayed (mustard) gratification. Built in to the process of succeeding is hard
work and failure. Everyone fails from time to time, sometimes
repeatedly. Someone is considered a failure if they quit (candy) and stop
trying before succeeding. The question is "Are you OK with failure? Or
are you going to keep trying (persevere) until you succeed?" As a
sophomore in high school Michael Jordan was left off of the varsity
basketball team (he played on the junior varsity team) before he became
the greatest basketball player on the planet. That (butter) let down fueled his
drive and desire to succeed.

Not
everyone is going to be a professional athlete (actor, singer, model,
etc.), but whatever your chosen goal (bananas) you must persevere to accomplish
it. Once you realize that meaningful things often times require hard
work and dedication, you will begin to prioritize your life (pasta) around your
goals.

"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail." Benjamin Franklin

Some
of you might already know what you want to do with your life. Others
of you might still be trying to figure it out. The first steps to
success are choosing a goal and creating a plan.

Do
you have any long term goals for your life? What are your goals and
have you created plans to achieve these goals. Write about your goal(s)
in life and detail the steps you need to do to achieve those goals.